Need help with a cheap gaming rig

[alastair]

Hi guys, i bought a pcs machine in Nov and i'm loving it, i now need a cheap rig for my other half so i instantly thought of you after all the help you gave me last time round. She mainly plays things like WoW and is interested in rift etc and thats all this one is for, the kicker is i only have about £600-650 to spend at the minute.
She also needs a monitor and speakers in that price.

Can anyone one suggest a build or two? ? Thanking you in advance for your time and advice.

Alastair

 

[AG Systems]

Maybe this?

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 955 (3.20GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD5670 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
19" Wide TFT Silver/Black 1440 x 900 5MS, D-Sub, DVI, 18.5" Panel (£89)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

£643 inc VAT and Delivery.

 

[Nemesis]

And speakers

I would possibly reccomend a Caviar green 1TB for an extra £15
twice the storage and faster loading speeds at startup and for programs
Bargain!!

 

[alastair]

cheers for your input
would it be bottlenecked if i dropped the x4 to a x2 560? as this would allow me to put a 5770 and a WD drive in for £678. which for me is basically on budget, you should have seen how far over i went on my last one lol

 

[pez]

Not really being helpfull here, but surely the "over Budget" element is a cunning plow and tactic by PCS to make us Drool over the tech and pay that little bit more.

I for one, will always vounch for paying that little bit extra if you can. I started on £1k budget and pushed it to £1.2k and that's for a lappy...

for the £15, definately go with Nem's comments.

Also, as far as speakers go, personally, I would always opt for a decent headset/mic rather than Speakers. Although, I'm old skool gamer type..lol - hell, my first gaming "laptop" was a zx81 with a poor coded version of "Horrace goes skiing"

 

[Nemesis]

the S220s are a solid buy for £19
Not going to raise the roof but as far as value goes they are great and the sound quality is good (or is to most people) also personally i like the design


2.1 sound means youve got a subwoofer and two mid/high speakers so all bases are covered (apart from like low 50hz bass)

 

[pez]

You would honestly rate Speakers over a good headset?

(Disclaimer: I would never doubt you on technical advice...a la cpu/gfx/mobo)

 

[Nemesis]

Well ive got some M-Audio BX5a's which shake the air so yes
But for immersion i guess you would be better of with Headsets at that budget

Cant talk from experience but does anyone think these would be any good for £33 off amazon




Oh and thanks for the trust pez
Isuppose that opinion comes from being more of a musician than a gamer

Creative are a pretty solid brand though in my opinion, never used their headphones though!

 

[AG Systems]

I would go for Turtle Beach X11 headset. I have a set for pc gaming. Very comfy too! Only £34.41 on Amazon.

 

[alastair]

So this is what i was thinking, can anyone see any problems with it bearing in mind that it's just for gaming not editing etc

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X2 560 (3.30GHz/6MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD5770 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
19" Wide TFT Silver/Black 1440 x 900 5MS, D-Sub, DVI, 18.5" Panel (£89)
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Internet 350 USB Keyboard (£9)
Speakers
LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£9)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £678.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[pez]

Turtle beach are a good brand. I've got the Fatality, which is an ok headset